How to pronounce “safe pair of hands”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (sports) The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.)
• (metonymic) A player who has this ability.
• (figuratively) An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make serious mistakes; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic.

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